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This morning went back to look for bluegill, tried a few lures especially 1.5” tube got some bites but no hookup. Switch to 1/32oz trout magnet and got two nice size ones along with 2lb green crap.
In all seriousness, I started to like UL spinning more and more, once I learnt how to properly load up and cast light lure.
very nice fish
Those are very nice fish.
Regards
Nice bluegills, they are square with a tail
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All great fish. The pans really ARE pans! LOL. Glad you are liking U/L more. It is pretty addictive with the right gear!
Bob
Very nice . Light tackle is awesome . :fish
You got the right idea, so much fun, congrats!
Awesome!
California gills are nice!
Nice fish. I ordered my first pack and it came in yesterday. Looking forward to trying them out.
TM's work great for crappie also....
Nice catches.....
How big are trout magnets (bodies) in relation to crappie magnets? I got one of their 96 piece starter packs (crappie magnets) and honestly, the hooks seemed too big for bluegills. We were getting a lot of "slaps" yesterday and couldn't hook anything until I went to a smaller hook (and bait).
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Originally Posted by Schmoopie
TM bodies are much smaller than a CM....and CM hooks are not the best for catching bluegill. TM jig heads have a #8 hook. I don't use anything bigger than a #6 hook for bluegill...and most of the time it is a #8 and sometimes a #10. I know folks catch bluegill using a CM but that is certainly not the best way to go about it....and if you do use a CM for bluegill you certainly do not want to use the CM jig heads.
Regards
Any chance you have a photo of a CM and TM side by side?
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Some nice catches. Hard to beat the Trout Magnet. Caught some crappie and gills on the pink and black one the other evening.
Nice job,
What do you mean by learned to load up and cast a ul better?
You mean matching gear. Or do you mean a technique used to actually cast the rod?
Thanks
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Technique, I rarely use spinning gear so my technique is need a lot of adjustment. One day a friend (from local forum) came fish with me and showed me how to proper cast light lure. He cast 1/16oz on ML further than me casting same lure on UL.Quote:
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Can you elaborate on this ....Quote:
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I’m not sure if I would be the best to describe it. I’m still new with spinning in general.
He told me, I always do half whip on my cast and that cause me distance. He said it like golf swing, smooth the entire cast. The release point is important to. When I start load up and feel the lure tension/pulling the line that when I got the most distance. Before that I hardly feel any tension. I’m not sure this would help, maybe some other experts here can give you a better points.
"Loading" the rod is more often discussed in fly casting, but it's the same in spin or bait casting. It's using a weight that will bend the rod so that the rod casts the bait rather than your arm. Competition caster Tony Yap discusses the concept here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91ZUEkRQ6aA
Basically use the rod and line as a slingshot to get your lures to go farther. Whip it back until you feel resistance in the rod from the weight of your lure. Then whip it forward to finish your cast.
I’m not sure if you can see in this video, but I tried to do what the guy told me (no whip cast). I was using a bass rod 6’8 ML XF 1/16-1/4oz rod. The line was still braid, switch to nanofil and I can squeeze a few xtra feet’s, lure was 1.5gram jig head with baby shad. My distance is still not as good as him, but at least better compare to others that fish with me.
https://youtu.be/tpiOElLLqCs
This video is of 4 guys fishing on the Little Red River for trout, standing side by side in the boat casting Ul gear. Crappie Kirby, the Owner and the Sales Manager of BnM, and the Owner of Leland's Lures. They will demonstrate by action on how to cast light lures. ]404 Not Found
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